Intro long gi tube w/mult fluo at MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL

713 East Anderson Street, Weatherford, TX · Medicalcityhealthcare · · NPI 1417471467

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$2,198.87

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,198.87

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$33.02 with BCBS vs $2,198.87 with National Healthcare Solutions — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
BCBS BluePremier $33.02 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueAdvantageHMO $36.35 ↓ -98%
BCBS BlueEssentials $107.95 ↓ -95%
BCBS BlueEssentialsAccess $107.95 ↓ -95%
BCBS EPOSOA $113.22 ↓ -95%
BCBS PPO $118.49 ↓ -95%
Aetna QHPHIX $127.03 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $153.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $153.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan MCDSTAR $153.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARHealth $153.92 ↓ -93%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $153.92 ↓ -93%
Aetna NewBusiness $174.17 ↓ -92%
Aetna COMM $186.57 ↓ -92%
Aetna Meritain $186.57 ↓ -92%
Aetna OON $218.82 ↓ -90%
Cigna IFP $296.85 ↓ -86%
Cigna QHP $307.84 ↓ -86%
Imperial Insurance Company MCR $417.79 ↓ -81%
Humana COMM $484.73 ↓ -78%
United OptionsPPO $529.93 ↓ -76%
Evry Health COMM $567.31 ↓ -74%
Cigna LocalPlus $580.50 ↓ -74%
Cigna NewBusiness $580.50 ↓ -74%
Cigna NetworkBenefit $648.67 ↓ -70%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $648.67 ↓ -70%
Cigna HMO $648.67 ↓ -70%
Cigna AllOther $820.18 ↓ -63%
BCBS Traditional $976.30 ↓ -56%
Aetna ASA $1,158.80 ↓ -47%
Aetna Coventry First Health EXCLUSIVE $1,295.13 ↓ -41%
Aetna Coventry First Health NONEXCLUSIVE $1,295.13 ↓ -41%
Multiplan PHCS PrimaryNetwork $1,539.21 ↓ -30%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $1,561.20 ↓ -29%
Parker County LOGOV $1,649.15 ↓ -25%
TriWest Veterans FED $1,759.10 ↓ -20%
Independent Medical Systems COMM $2,198.87 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $2,198.87 ↑ +0%

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